Sanskrit quote nr. 1427 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुकूलमर्थ्यमविरोधि हितं श्रवणीयमागमरहस्ययुतम् ।
वचनं मदीयमपकर्णयति क्व मनोभवः क्व गुणसंग्रहणम् ॥anukūlamarthyamavirodhi hitaṃ śravaṇīyamāgamarahasyayutam |
vacanaṃ madīyamapakarṇayati kva manobhavaḥ kva guṇasaṃgrahaṇam ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Anukula (anukūla, अनुकूल): defined in 8 categories.
Arthya (अर्थ्य): defined in 2 categories.
Avirodhin (अविरोधिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 13 categories.
Shravaniya (sravaniya, śravaṇīya, श्रवणीय): defined in 4 categories.
Agamarahasya (āgamarahasya, आगमरहस्य): defined in 2 categories.
Yut (युत्): defined in 4 categories.
Yuta (युत): defined in 11 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Madiya (madīya, मदीय): defined in 4 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Manobhava (मनोभव): defined in 6 categories.
Gunasangraha (guṇasaṅgraha, गुणसङ्ग्रह): defined in 1 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “anukūlamarthyamavirodhi hitaṃ śravaṇīyamāgamarahasyayutam”
- anukūlam -
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anukūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anukūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anukūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- arthyam -
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arthya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arthya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arthyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- avirodhi -
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avirodhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]avirodhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hitam -
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hita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- śravaṇīyam -
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śravaṇīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śravaṇīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śravaṇīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śru -> śravaṇīya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śravaṇīya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- āgamarahasya -
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āgamarahasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yutam -
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yuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]yut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]√yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]√yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yu class 3 verb]√yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yu class 3 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 3 verb]√yu (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- Line 2: “vacanaṃ madīyamapakarṇayati kva manobhavaḥ kva guṇasaṃgrahaṇam”
- vacanam -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madīyam -
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madīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- apa -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- karṇayati -
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√karṇ -> karṇayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √karṇ class 10 verb]√karṇ -> karṇayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √karṇ class 10 verb]√karṇ (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- manobhavaḥ -
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manobhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- guṇasaṅgraha -
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guṇasaṅgraha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṇam -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 1427 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.